أَعطَيتَني يا وَلِيَّ الحَقِّ مُبتَدِئاً

عَطِيَّةً كافَأَت مَدحي وَلَم تَرَني

O just guardian, from the start you gave me

A gift rewarding my praise, though you saw me not.

ما شِمتُ بَرقَكَ حَتّى نِلتُ رَيِّقَهُ

كَأَنَّما كُنتَ بِالجَدوى تُبادِرُني

I had not yet glimpsed your lightning before I drank its nectar,

As though you hastened to benefit me.